His Ex-Wife Is A Billionaire? novel Chapter 160

The Stirling family went from riches to rags overnight, and also blew up on the internet overnight.

Netizens joked that every member of the Stirling family was a textbook example of what not to do, and that they should receive a lifetime achievement award for "educating the public on legal matters through personal experience".

Una was under criminal detention for hiring a hitman and inciting others to murder. Although she wouldn't face the death penalty or life in prison, she could expect at least twenty years. She was already fifty this year, so she would likely never see life outside prison again.

And Mr. Stirling, under immense stress, had a heart attack and was rushed to the ICU. Due to the chaos surrounding them, the golden time for treatment was missed, resulting in hypoxia and brain damage. Now, he was in a deep coma.

"Ms. Acacia, you need to brace yourself. There's a high chance your father might become a vegetable."

Hearing the doctor's diagnosis, Acacia, standing outside the ward, felt as if she was struck by lightning, her face pale.

The Stirling group was drowning in debt. Creditors and suppliers were knocking on their door, scaring Acacia into hiding in a hotel as she was too afraid to go home.

In order to hire a lawyer for her mother and treat her father, she had used up all her savings, tasting the bitterness of poverty for the first time in her life.

But the misfortune didn't stop there. Just a couple of days later, people from Camille's studio came knocking.

That day, Acacia had left the birthday party in a hurry, forgetting her dress. When she remembered and went back to get it; she found the expensive dress covered in footprints, trampled like a rag.

"What?! Five times the compensation?!"

Acacia held the compensation bill tightly in her hand, her eyes wide open as she shouted, "Five times! You want me to pay such a large sum of money for a dress! Are you robbing me?!"

"You think it's expensive?" Camille's assistant smirked, "Our clientele here are all rich or famous. They can afford several millions dollars. If you think it's expensive, then you shouldn't have borrowed Ms. Camille's dress in the first place. If you can't afford it, you shouldn't take on the responsibility."

"You're just an assistant, how dare you talk to me like that?! I'm going to file a complaint!" Acacia's face contorted with anger.

"Sure, complain all you want, but please transfer the compensation to the account on the bill within two weeks. If you fail to pay within the deadline, we will sue you and enforce the payment."

After saying that, the assistant left with a look of disdain.

Acacia trembled, suddenly sat down and began to sob quietly, then just couldn't hold it in anymore and started crying out loud as she had an emotional breakdown.

After she had cried herself out, Acacia wiped her face, gritted her teeth, and drove to Windermere Estate alone.

Now, she had one last lifeline left, and that was Elspeth!

Her downfall was partly Elspeth's fault, how could she, her own aunt, just stand by and do nothing?!

At this moment, the Abernathy family was dining in the dining room.

Hamiltion's condition had stabilized in the past two days, and his complexion had improved. He didn't like being in the hospital, so he was resting at his own Havenbrook villa.

That night, all the Abernathy family was home, including Thaddeus.

However, the dinner atmosphere was so tense that it was hard to enjoy the food.

Usually, the dinner table was Elspeth's stage. She would flirt with Frederic in front of Thaddeus, and the meal would be filled with love.

But that night, they were all eating their food in silence. Frederic's face was grim, and Elspeth was stirring her soup aimlessly, clearly not hungry.

Glynnis, on the other hand, was eating heartily, even more meat than usual.